Eyton, Herefordshire

Eyton
Eyton
	All Saints' Church, Eyton
	Eyton Location within Herefordshire
Population	124
Unitary authority	Herefordshire;
Ceremonial county	Herefordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Leominster
Postcode district	HR6
Dialling code	01568
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Herefordshire;
	List of places UK England Herefordshire 52°15′N 2°46′W / 52.25°N 2.77°W

Eyton ( /ˈeɪtən/ AY-tən) is a village and parish in Herefordshire, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) north west of Leominster and 15 miles (24 km) north of Hereford. The village church is Norman and dedicated to All Saints.^[2] The parish had a population in mid-2010 of 134,^[3] decreasing to 124 at the 2011 census.

History

Eyton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Ettone' and was part of the manor of Leominster. In 1552 the Elizabethan writer and geographer Richard Hakluyt, known for his compilations of documents on contemporary voyages of exploration and for promoting the settlement of North America by the English, was born here.^[4]

Notes and references

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Genuki.org.uk: Eyton
^ "Mid-2010 Civil Parish SYOA population estimates for England and Wales" (xls). Office for National Statistics.
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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[2] Genuki.org.uk: Eyton

[3] "Mid-2010 Civil Parish SYOA population estimates for England and Wales" (xls). Office for National Statistics.

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